Boise North End or Veterans Park

[Luke Gilchrist]

Hi All, 

Moving to Boise in the next 12 months, currently a journeyman carpenter from New Zealand. My wife and I are looking at a house in the North End or Veterans Park (open to suggestions on other areas handy to the city). A lot of the homes have small sq ft area, so we were looking at say a 2 bed 2 bath and extending it into a 4 bed 2 bath in order to create some equity. 

The questions I had if anyone can help; 

Are there any local government regulations around extending a home in those areas? I am aware will need to apply for building permits etc but are any of these houses considered historic? 

The North end obviously has a great reputation, is Veterans Park similar? 

What is the demand for rentals like in both these suberbs? 

Thanks for your time :) 

Luke